Detachable clasp-hook for shirt-collars



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S. S. GRANNIS. DETAGHABLE CLASP HOOK FOR SHIRT GOLLARS. N0. 256,314.

Patented Apr. 11, 1882.

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UNrrED STATES SIDNEY s. GRANNIS, or

PATENT O FICE.

RED WING, MINNESOTA.

SPECIFIGATIbN forming part of Letters Patent No, 256,314, dated April 11, 1882.

Application filed February 23, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIDNEY SMITH GRAN- NIs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Red Wing, in .the county of Goodhue and State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Detachable Clasp Hooks forShirt-Gollars, ofwhich the following is a specification. 1

My improvement is a clasp-hook specially designed as a substitute for the back neckbutton ofa shirt, for securing the collar thereto. It is detachably secured to the neckband, and is held in position when applied with its hook end pointing downward to receive the collar. The object is to hook instead of button the collar, to facilitate putting on and removing the collar, and to hold it in place; Thehook holds itself in position upon the shirt-band by a clasping action, and the collar is hooked thereto so that it cannot become detached. It can be set high or low upon the shirt-band to suit the wearer, and when the collar is removed the hook will retain its place in the shirt. It is more convenient and more durable than the button. It can be easilyapplied and removed by the wearer, and is used with the ordinary button-hole of the collar, giving it a slight end-play to suit the front button.

Referring to the annexed drawings, Figure 1 represents a view of the rear side of the shirt-band, showing the collar hooked thereto; Fig. 2,a sectional view throught-he shirt-band, the collar, and the clasp-hook; and Figs; ,3, 4, and 5 show the clasp-hook.

I have shown three styles of hooks, in which a is the hook proper, upon which the collar I) hooks by the usualcollar button-hole, and c is the back of the hook,'which, with the part e bent over upon the back, forms the clasp for the shirt-bandf. The clasp part c is so close to the back 0 that the bandfmay be drawn in tightly between them, and thus hold the hook sufficiently fast to the shirt-band and allow it to be removed atpleasure. The clasp part c is bent over the back 0 in opposite direction to the hook; and the hook may also form a clasp with the back, so as to clasp the collar and prevent it being pressed down to free it from the'hook. For this purpose the hook a may also be bent at or near its end close to the clasp part c, and thus give a bearing upon the collar, which is drawn in between the hook and its clasp part. The hook may be formed of double wire, with the clasp part terminating in wings t; or it may be formed ofa single piece, with the clasp part straight or terminating in an eye-or flat enlargement, g.

In applying the hook it is only necessary to 7 make a hole in theshirt-band and to insert the hook, drawing it in up to the bend of the clasp part. The hook with the straight clasp part can be thns'inserted from either side of the band, while the hook with the clasp-wings or the eye or flat enlargement must be inserted from the inner side of the shirt-baud, and, af- 6 ter passing the first bend, draw the band between the wings and theback until the second bend is reached, pointing the hook downward. The collar is fastened at the back by inserting the hook into the button-hole and drawing the collar up, and it is removed by drawing the collar'down ofl the hook.

The clasp part of the single hook may terminate in an eye or flat enlargement, g, lying flat upon the fabric to hold the book at out from the neckband always in position for use, and thus prevent the hook from turning to one side upon the band, although the pressure of the straight clasp part tends to hold the hook out in proper position from the neck- 80 band to receive the collar.

I claim- The collar clasp-hook formed of a single piece, having the hook part a, the middle clasp part, c, and the back part, c, terminating in 8 7 an eye or plate, g, for the purpose of securing and holding the collar to the shirt-baud, substantially as herein set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing 0 witnesses.

SIDNEY SMITH GRANNIS.

Witnesses:

JAMES W. BASS,

PETER STUERH LDT. 

